I want to contribute as much as possible to OSM but at the moment I dont know quite enough about the editing to get things looking exactly how I want them. The idea I have is to work with someone who can add my work to the map. I will do the tracing with my GPSr and then describe to whoever what it is I have traced, the end result would be a far greater detailed map. Ultimately I would like someone to show me how to edit properly so I can do it all myself.
Anyone interested?

Have you tried looking through the videos that people have made to describe how to use OpenStreetMap? Try looking through some of these videos. Emacsen's videos near the top of the page are particularly helpful.